Council Member Menchaca + CB7 Chair ask Industry City to Delay Rezoning Application

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Red Hook in the Running for State Economic Development Grant

Red Hook Star Revue, March 20, 2017

SBIDC recently gave an update on the progress of the Red Hook Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) program at a Community Board 6 meeting. The Brownfield Program, which dates to the 2003 Superfund Brownfield Law, assists municipalities and community based organizations

SBIDC Puts Ten New Litter Baskets in Red Hook

Red Hook Star Revue, March 10, 2017

Marsha Trattner unveiled ten new garbage cans for Red Hook Tuesday morning at a press conference held by Councilman Carlos Menchaca and the South Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation (SBIDC). The cans were handmade by Trattner to Department of Sanitation specifications,

Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2017

Printing Impressions, January 25, 2017

As we close out 2016, it’s time to look ahead to 2017 and the upcoming manufacturing trends that will influence how we do business in the New Year. With rapidly changing technology, it’s difficult to know exactly what’s coming next,

Industrial Advocates Warn Hotel Development Could Pave Way for Residential Conversions in Industrial Areas

Brooklyn Paper, October 13, 2016

Developers are building hotels in industrial sections of Sunset Park and Green-Wood Heights at breakneck pace in order to get areas rezoned for luxury housing, according to real-estate watchers. Builders cannot put apartments on manufacturing land, but they can create

NYCEDC Press Release, October 11, 2016

NYCEDC announced that industry leader TechShop has been selected to operate a more than 15,000 square foot advanced manufacturing center at the Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park. This shared workspace will provide makers and other small manufacturing firms with

New York Business Journal , February 04, 2016

‘“As more and more manufacturing businesses open shop in Brooklyn, it’s important that we celebrate their innovation,” said David Meade, executive director of Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation in a statement. “And provide them with services designed to helping them

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“SBIDC is excited about NYCEDC’s release of the RFP that will lead to the activation of SBMT as an industrial maritime facility,” said Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation Executive Director David D. Meade. “We are thrilled to be working with

“Mayor’s Speech to Skip Sensitive Subject for Manufacturers”

Crain's New York Business, March 05, 2015

Manufacturers have described intense pressure from rising rents and land prices, which they attribute to speculation about residential and hotel development in their midst…”[Businesses in Southwest Brooklyn] are getting letters every day from people looking to buy their properties,” said

Sunset Park, A New Frontier for New York’s Innovation Economy

New York International, February 19, 2015

SBIDC’s Executive Director David Meade was recently interviewed in New York International’s article: Brooklyn’s Next Frontier(s), by Kai Feder. Check out David’s insight into why Sunset Park’s industrial waterfront should be where you look to expand or start your business.

Neighborhood Facts

Immigrants played a strong role in the development of Sunset Park. The area was originally settled by the Dutch and remained farmland until the grid was established in the 1830s. Up until the 1980s, Sunset Park was home to a large Scandinavian community. Today it is known for its vibrant Hispanic and Asian communities.

—NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development

Red Hook is home to the largest concentration of Civil War-era warehouses in the city. One of the neighborhood’s main attractions is the The Waterfront Barge Museum. Anchored at Red Hook’s Pier 44 the museum is housed in the Lehigh Valley Barge No. 79 and is the only surviving example of a wooden-covered cargo barge.

—Waterfront Barge Museum, waterfrontmuseum.org

Gowanus is home to one of Kings County’s oldest bridges, the elegant Carroll Street bridge. It first opened in 1889 and uses a retractile method to allow boats on the Gowanus canal to pass.